Music Reviews
Madonna : Hard Candy
Albums of the 11th Madonna released, could be described as an ambitious project from Madonna. 12 songs with up-beat tempo, many include elements of hip-hop, although still strong in the style of Madonna. Perhaps collaboration with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, and Nate “Danja” Hills, will bring a fresh …
Weezer - Susanne (Song)
Susanne is a song by Weezer which appears on their self-titled debut record, otherwise known as the Blue Album. Opening with some guitar feedback and a simple drum rhythm, I get the feeling as if I’m listening to an old time song with Weezer adding their own electric influence …
Peaches and Herb music group
Although I was never truly a fan of R&B or Soul music, especially right now, my parents always were, and the R&B grou p Peaches and Herb are still one of their favourite musical groups.
While I do not hate the music of Peaches and Herb or think that …
Metallica - Shoot Me Again (Song)
Shoot Me Again is a song by Metallica which appears on their album St. Anger. Before I begin, the typical problems that plague all of St. Anger exist on this song: terrible drum sound, vocals sound extremely out of tune, songs far too long, etc. Like most of St. …
Maxwell Unplugged CD
I just love this cd, this man is sooo talented and i would recommend eveyone to go and get this for your collection!!
His smooth, soulful voice is so powerful and unique.
A mixture of smooth soul and funk with maybe a little jazz in there too.
My favourite track on this …
D’Addario XL Nickel Round Wound Electric Guitar Strings
I bought a pack of 5 sets of D’Addario XL Nickel Round Wound strings over at my local music store one day because they were on sale for a couple bucks a set. According to the case, they are known as “The Player’s Choice”, and they are apparently the …
2 Pac All Eyes on Me CD
All Eyes on Me is one of the best albums ever made in rap history. 2 Pac showed us what real rap music is supposed to sound like on this album. All Eyes on Me on me has some very good songs such as Ambitions as a Rider, which …
Britney Spears song Mannequin
For starters, I’m not a fan of pop music. But I am a dancer. So of course I’m inclined to dance to pop music every once in awhile. I picked up Britney Spear’s album “Circus” and the best song on there is clearly “Mannequin.” It’s …
Green Day - Peacemaker (Song)
Peacemaker is a song by Green Day which appears on their most recent album, 21st Century Breakdown. The song starts off with a sample of some random noise before leading into an acoustic guitar part along with a distinct bass line and drum rhythm, it sort of sounds like …
Temporary Home by Carrie Underwood (Song)
I think that this is one of the more touching songs that Carrie Underwood has sang. And it speaks of a subject and experience that I hold very close to my heart. I have five brothers and sisters who were in foster care for some time and now that …
Taylor Swift’s You Belong with Me Single
I first was acquainted with Taylor Swift’s music through her single You Belong with Me. I kept hearing it over the radio and I thought it was a catchy song. I am no teenybopper but somehow it was not long before the single appealed to me. …
Metallica - Broken, Beat, And Scarred (Music Video)
Overview —“ Broken, Beat, and Scarred, the third music video released by Metallica for their latest album, Death Magnetic, is a music video that is made up completely of live clips from concerts Metallica played throughout 2008 and 2009 on the World Magnetic Tour. After two pretty poor videos …
You Reign by Citipointe Live
The song started with the introduction of choir who sand the first note with the accompaniment of soft keyboard sound. You can hear the great blending of the song as the lead vocalist Becky Lucas started to sing at the second intro of the song and then the instruments …
Savage Garden
I love all of Savage Garden Songs; I bought their CDs, bought their extra albums and enjoyed every hit that made it to the charts. Their first hit was “To the moon and back”, with a different twist to the song’s melody and is kind of unique to be …
The Rolling Stones - 2000 Man (Song)
2000 Man is a song by The Rolling Stones which appears on their album Their Satanic Majesties Request. The track starts out with an acoustic guitar pattern before the drums come in to give the song a bit more depth. Jagger comes in with a melodic vocal delivery to …
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile (Side I)
Overview - Side I of The Fragile, Nine Inch Nail’s third full length record, contains some of the best aggressive work and also some of the best melodic work they’ve ever put out through their entire career. Right from the opening track Reznor sounds excellent vocally and shows he …
Om shanti om Album
Om shanti om :- Its has been directed by farah khan, Music is by shekar and lyrics are from Javed Akthar . The music is mixed with both high energetic pepi numbers and slow soft romantic numbers. Darde-disco has already become the chart buster, mein agar kahon is a …
What You Got (song by, Akon)
I listen to nearly all genres of music, but I do not have any particular artist or bands that I like. I just listen to what is pleasing to my ears. One of the songs that I have been hearing a lot for the past couple of weeks is …
Numb by Linkin park
Numb by Linkin park is a song that I like a lot because it is a song of anguish. To me it sounds like the lyrics are telling how majority of teenagers feel but are afraid to admit so. This song has some powerful verses in it and the …
The Flaming Lips - Michael, Time To Wake Up (Song)
Michael, Time To Wake Up is a song by The Flaming Lips and the third song off of their third record, Telepathic Surgery. Opening up briefly with the sound of a baby, the track soon transitions into the bulk of the song which is made up of a guitar …
ABC by the Singing Group The Jackson Five
The song ABC was recorded in 1970 which seems like a hundred years ago. Time really flies and though Michael Jackson and his brothers changed a lot in the years to follow, this song always remains true to what image we had of the Jackson family back in the …
Sledding With Tigers - Sweater Weather (Song)
Sweater Weather is a song by Sledding With Tigers and the second song on their 2011 split release with Kids. Opening up with a tone that’s similar to the preceding track, Sweater Weather starts out with a sound that’s almost country in nature. The vocals enter the …
Ibanez RG2570Z
The Ibanez RG2570Z is one of the latest in the RG Series from Ibanez, it features a five piece wizard prestige neck, basswood body, jumbo frets, edge pro bridge, dimarzio/Ibanez pickups 1 single coil 2 humbuckers, rosewood fretboard, sharktooth inlays, Gotoh tuners, 24 frets, a really nice hardshell case.
I …
Animal Collective - Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished (Album)
Spirit They’ve Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished is the debut record from Animal Collective. Comprised of ten tracks, three of which being instrumentals, the overall sound of the record can be characterized as experimental, psychedelic, and even fantasy-like. Although the album does have some tracks on it which I personally …
Stampeders Canada Day Concert
I have been a huge fan of the 1970’s Canadian rock band, The Stampeders my whole life. My parents loved them before I was born, so I grew up listening to them, and for the last 5 years I have been blessed to see them each year at the …
Metallica And Lou Reed - The View (Song)
The View is a song by Metallica and Lou Reed which is the second track on their collaboration album, Lulu. Opening up with an incredibly simple and pretty boring riff, Reed comes in with the vocal melody of the track which honestly just sounds like a mess to me. …
Bob Dylan - Gotta Travel On (Song)
Gotta Travel On is a cover performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his album Self Portrait. The song starts off with a simple rhythm but it has a nice flow and then Dylan comes in quickly with the lyrics which have a nice vocal melody and he sounds …
This Is My Town by Montgomery Gentry
This Is My Town is a song by Montgomery Gentry. It is about life in a small town and how everyone knows everyone. It talks about how most people used to be born and raised in a small town and never left or if they did it was for …
Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive (Song)
Interstellar Overdrive is a song by Pink Floyd which appears on their debut record, The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. If you can’t tell by just the title of the track, I’ll mention that this song has a very space-like sound and it’s also sound quite psychedelic as …
Dirt by Alice in Chains (album)
Marking the 19th anniversary of Alice in Chain’s “Dirt”, it is only fitting to pay it tribute and praise for what it did for many fans of the band, and many people who were introduced to them through that album. This album had many very dark tones, battling many …
Ablum : Tracey Bonham - Masts Of Manhatta (2010)
I missed this album when it was first released last year, but recently i had a chance to check it out and i’m pretty glad i did. I hadn’t really heard much from Tracey Bonham since she hit the charts with the song Mother Mother, so i really didn’t …
Creed Full Concert DVD in Chicago
One of the most successful rock band Creed, has released a new live concert dvd in support of the Album Full Circle. It features the whole concert in Chicago and it was one of the concert DVD’s that I thought was really tampered with. I Think since Scott Stapps …
Neutral Milk Hotel - Where You’ll Find Me Now (Song)
Where You’ll Find Me Now is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel which is the sixth song on their debut release On Avery Island. Opening up with Magnum’s vocals along with some guitars strumming behind him, Where You’ll Find Me Now thankfully returns the sound to a more accessible …
Animal Collective - Cuckoo Cuckoo (Song)
Cuckoo Cuckoo is a song by Animal Collective and is the penultimate track on their album Strawberry Jam. Opening up with an introduction which initially has a somewhat confusing sound, the band establishes a firmer structure after around a minute where a piano carries the rhythm and the vocals …
Megadeth - Almost Honest (Music Video)
Overview —“ Almost Honest, another music video and single released by Megadeth for their album Cryptic Writings is a song that seems to actually really remind me of Trust. I’ve read a bit on similarities between the two, but I have to say that I actually do agree and …
picture to burn
Picture to burn by Taylor Swift is a song about how a girl is upset and is going to burn the picture of her ex boyfriend. I understand what the song means on so many levels because there are some people’s pictures I still have, I’ve thought of burning …
Don’t Turn The Lights On - Chromeo
I am a huge fan of music that has a distinct eighties vibe to it, not least of which music actually made in the eighties. There is just something about the use of cheesy synths and rhythm inspired pop base lines that just keeps me listening without question. For …
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk (Song)
A-Punk is a song by Vampire Weekend which appears on their self-titled debut record. As with more Vampire Weekend songs, the track opens up with a very light-hearted guitar riff which simply radiates with feelings of youthfulness and playfulness. The vocals soon come in with the first verse and …
Neutral Milk Hotel - Aunt Eggma Blowtorch (Song)
Aunt Eggma Blowtorch is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and the third song on their EP album Everything Is. Something I should point out about this track immediately is that the song is basically an instrumental despite the fact that it does feature some recorded audio sections that …
Army Of Anyone
The band Army Of Anyone is made up of 2 of the members of Stone Temple Pilots, Ray Luzier on drums, and Richard Patrick of Filter on vocals. The band released their first and last album (so far), the self titled Army Of Anyone in late 2006. The band …
Buffet E11 Clarinet
The Buffet E11 Clarinet- The standard-issue clarinet that schools give out (if they can afford better than a Yamaha or Jupiter).
First Impression: My first thought when I saw the E11 was that it had a nice build to it- it looked a lot sleeker than it’s predecessor. I …
The Jimi Hendrix Experirence - Little Miss Lover (Song)
Little Miss Lover is a song by The Jimi Hendrix Experience which appears on the album Axis: Bold As Love. The track starts out with a moving drum pattern by Mitchell before Hendrix comes in with the vocal line and guitar part which flows extremely well with the drum …
Jerry Cantrell - Jesus Hands (song)
For those of you whom are unfamiliar with Jerry Cantrell, he is not only the lead guitarist for Alice in Chains, but plays a humongous role in voicing most of the songs also. Although Layne Staley (bless his heart) was the main vocalist for the group, Cantrell played a …
Same girl by R Kelly and Usher
Same girl by R Kelly and Usher is about how these two guys are best friends and find out that they are dating the same girl. This girl also does not know that both of them are friends but what’s so funny to me is that they are not …
Thom Yorke - The Clock (Song)
The Clock is a song by Thom Yorke which appears on his debut solo album, The Eraser. The track opens up with a simple rhythm as more instrumentation gradually begins to join in to make the song have a fuller overall sound. This simple rhythm continues on for a …
The Flaming Lips - What A Wonderful World (Song)
(What A) Wonderful World is a song by The Flaming Lips and the tenth song on their fourth release, In A Priest Driven Ambulance. Opening up with a melodic guitar pattern, Coyne comes in with the iconic vocal melody for this cover in a slightly broken manner which works …
CHVRCHES - Clearest Blue (Song )
I know that the band’s name is somewhat hard to pronounce (I even heard one time my classmate said, “Cheveches” and I was like, what?”) but really, it’s just pronounced as “Churches”, they’re just probably bad in the spelling department!
But thankfully enough, their music is nowhere near as bad …
Animal Collective - Daily Routine (Song)
Daily Routine is a song by Animal Collective and the fifth track on their record Merriweather Post Pavilion. Opening up with an introduction that starts off gradual and then builds incredibly abruptly, the vocals violently enter the track with a melody which surprisingly doesn’t flow very well at all …
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